Halo Waypoint Chronicles are a series of short stories published by 343 Industries/Halo Studios on the eponymous Halo Waypoint website, beginning in late 2022. They are generally short fiction designed to feature small glimpses into aspects of the Halo universe that may not otherwise be suitable for a feature-length novel or game. Due to their smaller scope and nature, Waypoint Chronicles frequently feature or flesh out aspects of other Halo media, and feature increased use of weapons, vehicles, locations, and characters from the series' expanded universe. The Chronicles are written by Alex Wakeford, Jeff Easterling, and other members of the Halo Studios franchise writing team, and are released for free on Halo Waypoint alongside an audiobook usually narrated by Wakeford on YouTube.[1]
All currently-released Waypoint Chronicles are fully-canon within the Halo universe; the alternate-universe Fracture events within Halo Infinite have their own Story Shards which are similar in premise.
List of Halo Waypoint Chronicles
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Halo: Vertical Umbrage | November 7, 2022 | Released to celebrate Halo 4's tenth anniversary. Follows Fireteam Shadow's mission concurrent with events in the Spartan Ops level Everything Has Gone Wrong. | |
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Halo: Winter Contention | February 8, 2023 | Released to coincide with Halo Infinite's Noble Intention in-game event. Depicts NOBLE Team during the defense of Concord, with a particular focus given to Rosenda-A344 and Thom-A293. | |
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Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios | October 14, 2023 | Debuted on day two of the 2023 Halo World Championships, with a live reading done by Jen Taylor, Steve Downes, and Keith David reprising their game roles of Cortana/Halsey, John-117, and the Arbiter, respectively.[2] The story depicts a conversation between John, Thel, and Halsey first hinted at in Halo: Bad Blood's first chapter, both of which coincide with the final non-legendary cutscene of Halo 5: Guardians. | |
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Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son | October 31, 2023 | Released on Halloween to tie in with the Flood-themed armour in Season 05: Reckoning. The story follows a Flood containment Fireteam deployed to combat a Flood outbreak in 2556. | |
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Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon | November 27, 2023 | Released to theme with the multiplayer map Prism and the Combined Arms event, set on the Sanghelios moon of Suban. The story depicts a part of the Banished attack against the Swords of Sanghelios on the moon, and a joint operation between the Swords and some UNSC SPARTAN-IVs. | |
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Halo: Trial of Reckoning | December 6, 2023 | Released to tie in with the Firefight mode released in Season 05's mid-season update. The story focuses on the survivors of UNSC Infinity's destruction and their attempts to survive in the arenas set up by Escharum. | |
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Halo: Hippocratica | February 5, 2024 | Released to tie in with the Mark IV armour released in Content Update 29, and its Halo Wars themeing. Focuses on the life story of Adam Andrews, alongside a part of a mission undertaken by Team Omega. | |
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Halo: Fireside | February 21, 2024 | Released on the seventh birthday of Halo Wars 2, and focuses on several micro slice-of-life snippets into daily life for the crew of UNSC Spirit of Fire during its endless war on the Ark. | |
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Halo: The Third Life | May 8, 2024 | Released to coincide with the Banished Honor update, and focuses on Ilsa Zane's story in the aftermath of her last appearance in Episode 06: Transcendence of Hunt the Truth Season 2. | |
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Halo: Anvil Accord | July 22, 2024 | Released to coincide with the Anvil operation for Halo Infinite. Focuses on daily life aboard ANVIL Station. | |
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Halo: The Machine Breaks | September 5, 2024 | Set in 2558 and focused on a malfunctioning Promethean Knight in Jul 'Mdama's Covenant rediscovering the last vestiges of its humanity. | |
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Halo: Venezian Sonata | September 23, 2024[3] | Released in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of Halo 3: ODST, focused on an operation made by ONI Captain Veronica Dare on Venezia. | |
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Halo: Age of Retribution | November 8, 2024[4] | Released in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Halo 2, focused on a group of Sangheili during the Great Schism. |
Sources
- ^ YouTube - Halo, Community Stage at Halo World Championship 2024 – Day 1 (Retrieved on Nov 17, 2024)
- ^ YouTube - Halo, HaloWC 2023 Community Stage – Day 2 (Season 5, Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Keith David, Cosplay +): 3:39:50 (Retrieved on Oct 14, 2023)
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Decennial Delights (Retrieved on Sep 17, 2024) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Great Journey Operation Launch (Retrieved on Nov 5, 2024) [archive]
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